Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-19
THE GRADED SCHOOL.
Interesting Exercises During the Week
Closing the School Ysar-Excellenco
of the Work.

a. thc "oThs
The closing two weeks of the scholas-
tic year, ending Friday. May 20. were
devoted to examinations.
The school at College Hill, opened
Sept. 9, last, and the examinations COW
cred the work of the entire year. The
written examinations began Thursday
May 9TH and lasted until the following
Tuesday. Wednesday was devoted to
decorating the main hall. The custom
airy Exhibition" was dispensed with,
though the eral examinations on Thurs
day and Friday were interspersed with
some exceedingly interesting exercises of
a literary character. This arrangement
added much to the interest Of the closing
week, and, while furnishing q very en-
joyable entertainment for the visitors, 1t
also gave the public an opportunity to
Thoroughly appreciate the excellence of
the work done during the year.
Each days exercises commenced ct 0
O'Clock, q. m. and lasted until l p. m,
there being but one session each day.
The public was invited to visit the
school at any time but the general inter.
est was greater and the attendance larger
on the last two days, which were devoted
to the oral examination of classes,
speeches, orations, Rotations, music
and calisthenic exercises. The visitors
during the two days numbered over
three hundred.
1t was not the object of the teachers to
make a big display but to give the public
an example Of the daily work in the
school room. The classes were exam
ined just as they recited every day.
1t was universally acknowledged that
the work of the year had been highly
successful and that Prof. Mason and as.
sistants were deserving of the highest
commentator as teachers.
1t is most gratifying to us to be able TO
make this statement, and we congratu-
late, the teachers on the success which
attended their efforts.
During Thursday and Friday each de.
partment, except the first and second
grades. contributed something towards
the general exercises in the hall, which
alternated with the class examinations
held simultaneously in the several class
rooms. Following is q list Of the contri-
buttons made each day
9Th and 9th Grades-Prof. Chas. Mason,
Teacher.
THURSDAY.
Recitation--Kate Shelly, Cora Miller.
FRIDAY.
Declamation-Vice and virtue declared
by the general vote of mankind,
Austin G. Britton.
Declamation-Time flies, Perry Miller,
Recitation-The building of the ship,
Nora Willard,
O~ration-Force of habit,
Isaac Murray
Oration-Moral culture, w. M. Vines
, 9th, 9th and 7th Grades-Miss Bachman
Teacher.
THURSDAY.
Recitatien-Thoughts of q little boy,
. Gus Sparks
Dialogue-Women's rights,
Annie Brownlow, BERTHE Munsey, Yer
: tie Cummings, Arthur Earnest, Ed
Munsey, George Hacker.
Colloquy-Awfully lovely philosophy,
Nellie Hoss and Jessie Allison
: Recitation-Lessons in cooking,
Carrie Reeves
e 3D. and 4th Grades-Miss Fain, Teacher
. THURSDAY.
:, Recitation-Strikes,
{ Pleas Whitlock, Ben Armstrong, Lib,
FEBRUARY, Harry Dosser, Eugene Ship
: ley, Willie Reeves, Charlie Salts
n Mark Pritchett.
Observation-Disclosures Edgar Grisham
8 Recitation-The dear little girls of old,
y Katie Deaderick
FRIDAY.
Recitation-The birthday party.
:, Nellie Mason
4 Dialogue-Playing school,
t Katie Deaderick, Minnie May, Kati,
Dosser, Mertie Salts, Nellie Mason
Retta Barkley, Mamie Waddill, Matti
> Pritchett, Willie Young, Frank Pat
ton, Eugene Shipley, Eddie Mason
d Archie kirkpatrick, Harry Dosser
Libby FEBRUARY, Willie Reeves, Ed
gar Grisham.
Recitation-The boys complaint.
IL Archie kirkpatrick
The examinations and exercises Of til
q list and I'd Grades, Miss Boynton, Teach
: err, were held in the room occupied b
Il that department. Following is a list Q
the exercises on the days named:
THURSDAY.
le Dialogue-What are little girls good fol
IS Lucy Young, Bulah Thomas, Ethe
10 Garrison.
= Recitation-Little boy blue,
y Lena Anderson
ID Dialogue-The nine little figures,
Ethel Garrison, Hattie Britton, Lilli
n B. FEBRUARY, Bertha Hacker, Luc
y, Young, Lucy Boyd. Ida Cox, Harr
Mathes, Culver FEBRUARY.
~ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, inns. onucral
)t FRIDAY.
In Recitation-The lost child,
10 Kathleen Reeve
ia Geography Dialogue
- Willie Brownlow, Anna kirkpatrick
~ Opie Warlick, Mamie Laws, Culv
FEBRUARY, Willie Smith, Kathlee
Reeves, Lucy Deaderick, Mollie Ca
ter, Earle Dosser, Hugh Crawfor
) Tommie Reeves, Henry Anderso
Bruce Mitchell, Lucy Boyd, Kat
~ Young, Robert Munsey, Wilkie Kee
Will Kirkpatrick, Lena Anderson.
n Recitation-Johnny's essay on the toad
ID Cornelius Taylc
n. Recitation-Where did you come froi
Ida Co
IL Music Department-Mrs. Park, Teacht